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beatsmen

beatsmen is the plural of beatsman.

Meaning of beatsman

Noun

beatsman (plural beatsmen)

  1. (dated, rare) A policeman who walks the beat.
    • Police authorities are similarly aware that motor cars and wireless and infra-red photography and photo-telegraphy will not avail in the crime war without the familiar, slow-moving beatsman as the broad base of the whole organisation.1948, The Spectator, volume 180, page 730
    Synonyms:
    beat cop

Questions about beatsmen

What is beatsmen the plural of?
Beatsmen is the plural of beatsman.

Words near beatsmen in the dictionary

  1. beatscape
  2. beatscapes
  3. beatscript
  4. beatscripts
  5. beatsman
  6. beatsmen
  7. beatsmith
  8. beatsmiths
  9. Beatson
  10. Beatsons
  11. beatster

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